Display box



Jl'lne 17, 1924.

FREDERICK-GEORGE FISHER DISPLAY BOX Filed March 24 1920 z Sheena-sneu v2 Patented .lune 17, 1924.

UNITn STATES PATENT omnes.r4

` FREDERICK-GEORGE FISHER, QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO NATIONAL FOLDING BOX COMPANY, OF NEW HAVEN, CGNNECTICU"T,` A CORPORATION OIEY NEW JERSEY.

` DTSPLAY Box.

Application filed March 24, 1920. Serial No;` 368,227.

To all whom t may conce/m.' l

Be it known that I, FREDERICK-GEORGE FISHER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Quincy, in the county of Norfolk and Sta-te of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Display Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to paper boxes of the sort which are used, not only for packaging goods, but also to display and advertise the contained goods in places such as countersv and shelves of stores, etc. The rnain ob'ect of the invention is to provide such a ox with an easelor brace, so formedv and connected to the box that it maybe folded flat against the bottom of the box, and will thence come lautomatically into place to support the box on'an inclination when the box is laid bottom downward yon a supporting surface. i e

A further object is to combine such an easel with a collapsible or knock-down box, and a display tab, made from box board, or equivalent material, with economy of ma# terial. f

In the drawings furnished herewithf- Figure 1 represents the blank from which the body of the box is made.

Figure 2 is the blank from which the easel and displaytab are formed. n

Figure 3 is the box vpartly made up with the display tab and easel attached thereto, and constituting a part ofthe box. n

Figure 4 is a longitudinal section of the box in display position. y

i Figure 5 is a longitudinal section yof the box showing the easel andthe display tab laid down, folded against the box.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the box, showing the manner in which the piece furnishing the easel andthe display tab is fastened to the rest of the box.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the bottom of the box. f

Figure 8 is a perspective view of the box folded for shipmentk or storage. y

Like reference characters indicate y the saine parts in all of the figures. y

The formation of theblanks from which my box is to be made up, as will be noted by reference to Figures 1 and 2, permits them to be so cut that thev unavoidable waste of material is reduced to the minimum.

`The blank for the'box body, shown in Figure 1, comprises the following parts.

side panels 10, an end panel 11, and bottoni panels or sections 12, 13 and 14, attached i to the sides and end referred to above.

The side panels 10 are each integral with the end panel 11 at one end, and have formed on their free ends, tabs 15.k These tabsl 15' are'for the purpose of securing'the side vmembers to the easel strip, later de#r scribed, which forms one end of the box. To the side panels 10 andthe 'end panels 1,1 are preferably joined, respectively, rein-y -forcing panels 16 and 17, which may be folded down on lines a-a againstv the sides 10 and endq11, and secured thereto by adhesivefor othermeans, to strengthen and stiften said sides and end. However, this feature may be omitted altogether without departure from the essence of the invention.

The easel strip or blank, asshown in Figure 2, is rectangular in outline and is lcrea-sed or scored to provide hinge or fold ing lines, so as to be bendable into a form suitable for a support. Said folding lines define the following panels: the panel or display tab 18 which, when `the box is formed or made up, is a'daptedto be beinV down over the contents of the box, or bent back to display a legend or advertisement printed thereon; an end panel 19, adapted to be secured to the side panels 10 by means" of tabs 15, whereby to serve as the end wall ofthe box opposite tothe wall 11; and

panels 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24, adapted to be K so bent, as to make the easel member 'f ln completing the easel"thepanelsfare folded baclr,always in the saine direction, ou

the bending lines Z), @,d, into a substantially triangular figure, or, more exactly, the form of a triangular prism, as shown I'in Figure 4, with thecorner established by the line CZ near the bottom of the box. Then the panel or lip 211 lies against the panel 20, to which it is fastened, preferably by adhesive,

or permissibly by the other sorts of fasten-` panel 23 provides a brace, and the connect ed panels 21 and 22 form a tying section to limit the distance to which the supporting andbracing sections may spread apart. The bending line e between the panels 21 and 22 establishes a hinge on which said tying sec-Y tion may be bent to permit collapsing of the easel when it is laid against the bottoni of the box. Between the easel so formed as a whole, and the panel 19, which provides the porting" position, asshown in Figures 4 into approximately the position shown in Figure '4, thereby automatically so placing itselfa's willhold the box at an inclination when tl'iel'atter is laid on the supporting surface, The weight of the box and itsv contents 'applied upon the easel, so far from having anytendency to collapse the latter, tends rather to spread the base corners forined by vthe bending lines Z) and c further apart, and to increase th'estability of the easel. Y v

`,Ina,s'sembling these blanks into the com- Inercial article, the side panels 10 are secnred'to'the'end ypanel 19 of the easel blank by means'of the tabs 15, V(which are glued o'fstapledto the panel 19), and the easel panelsare folded upon each other, and the lap 2e is secured topanel 20, as indicated above., Panels 16 and 17 are turned in and secured to the sides and end member. These steps iiee'diiot be performed in the precise order named, however, but may be taken in any orderpreferred by the maker., The device isnow completed `as a commercial article, and may be folded, as inl41 igure 8, for delivery in rpackages to the user.

. Y The -box is made up for use, by forming the sides and ends into a rectangle, bending the-'panel orfl'ap 13 inward and then bending the'iiaps or panels 12 and lll over against said flap and securing them. lt is immaterial whether Hap 12 or flap 14 is irst bent over, inasmuch as the two are identical in construction. ln order to hold these panels or lnaps 12 andle in place, there are located ineach panel or flap, slots or slits 25, and on the outer ends, tongues 26, adapted to pass through said slits. Should the panel 12 befolded inside of panel 1e, the tongues I2fthe'reon will be passed outwardly through slots 25 on panel 1st, and the tongues 26 on panel 14: vwill Vbe passed inwardly through slits 25 on panel 12.

nains bein@ taken to alace the easelin its 1 t) supporting position.

When, however, it is desired to Vhavethie box rest fiat on a table, c`ounter,p shelf, or

other support, the veasel may be folded fas shown in Figure 5, and be placed to VreistV fiat on said support. I, .y n

The panel 18 constitutes a displaygfla'p, which as stated above, may lieflat forming a partial cover to the top ofthe box, or may be turned back, as shown ih 'FigureV 4, to a position where it is adapted to display any legend or advertisement which may be printed upon it. This boxinay bef'iised with or without a cover or outer casing, forst'o'rage or shipment of goods. p i I Although l have descrlbedthat art of Inv invention which is embodied in the easellas;

being associated with aV collapsible"orkriofzldown box, it is to be understood that said invention is not limited to that particular use or association, but may be yapplied it'o'failfy and all other sorts of boxes as well. Also', that vwhen applied to a knockdown bex, theeasel and box body may befniadeoiitof one integral flank.

l/Vhat I claim is: Y I

1. The combination with a box Offfan easel hinged to one end ofthe box andadapted to hold such end'raised when restingn a supporting surface, and coinpi'isingdivger'- gent supporting and bracing seetionsand a tying section, so arranged land connected with the box at the end thereof k*.vhiclris tlifus raised that the supportingand bracing sections both extendtherefroin to the .support ing surface, and the tying section 'extends between the lower ends of the other twosections, limiting the distance to lwhich they can spread apart. v Y up,

2. A box having side, end, andjbttm panels, and in combination thereif/ithv an easel of boxboard hinged to fone of panels and itself having painelsarrang triangular prism form with one'of Ythe anels being a tying section hinged to A:fo d,fin wardly between the other two, the lhinge whereby the easelis connected 'to the box being at the lapex or angle opposite 'to said tying section, whereby the entire reas'el is adapted to be collapsed and laid agaihs't'oiie of the panels of the box, or to hang from Ithe box when left free and automatically assume tee lio

a position for holding that end of the box to which it is hinged elevated above a suppoiting surface on which the box may be lai 3. The combination with a box, of an easel having a triangular prism form with three panels, hinged at one of its angles to the box adjacent to one end thereof, whereby the two panels between which the said angle is included are adapted to support the box in an inclined position with that end to which the easel is attached raised above the opposite end, the aforesaid two panels then extending from the box at different angles thereto, and the third panel of the easel being a tying section displaced from the box at all points and limiting the spread of the first two panels, said third panel having a bending line so disposed that it is adapted to fold inwardly and permit both the other panels to be laid close to the boxbottom.

4. The combination with a box of an easel having three panels in triangular prism formation one of which panels is a tying section between the other two and is scored to fold inwardly permitting the other two panels to be placed close together, and the entire easel being in one piece witha portion of the box structure and hinged to the box ata point distant from one end of the box in a manner permitting such distant end to be placed on a supporting surface and the corners ofthe easel between which said tying section is situated to be also placed atthe same time on said surface, whereby the point of the box at which the easel is connected is held away from the surface.

5. A box having a support movably connected to one of its ends, said support being of boxboard arranged in the formof a triangular prism hinged at one of its angles toy the box, its other two angles being adapted to rest on a surface upon which the box is placed, and the section or panel of the sup-v port between the last two named angles having a bending line on which it may be foldedr to permit the side panels of the support tok be brought together and against thebox.

6. A collapsible box including in its con-k struction panels adapted to form a bottom and upstanding walls, and an extension projecting from one ofsaid panels and hinged thereto at one of thebottom edges of the tion, which formation provides a triangular yeasel hinged at its apex to the box, whereby it may swing as a' unit relativelyr thereto, and having its sides which diverge from said apex hinged relatively to one another; the side opposite tothe apex being creased to permit collapsey of the easel.

7 A display box having a support comprising two panels' adjacent to one another and hinged to the box, and a tying section hinged to said panels at a distance from the box, said tying section being foldable to permit placement of both said panels close to a surface of the box.

.8. A display box having a support comprising two panels adjoining one another at one edge and hinged so that parts of said panels remote from such adjoining edges may be swung togetherand apart, and a tying section hinged to said panels at a distance from the box, said tying section being foldable to permit placement lof both panels close to a surface of the box, and the entire support being hinged to the box adjacent to one of the bottom edges of the box and also adjacent to said adjoining edges of the panels.

9. The combinationwith a box of an easel having three members in triangular prism formation, one of which members is a tying section between the other two permitting the other two members to be placed close together, and the entire easel being hinged to the box at a point distant from one end of the boxin a manner permitting such distant end to be placed on a supporting surface and the corners of the' easel between which said tying section is situated to be also placed at the same time on said surface, whereby the point of the box at which the easel is connected is held away from the surface.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signatur.. f

FREDERICK-GEORGE FISHER. 

